Christian Palayo, a 27-year-old Filipino American graduate student at the University of California San Diego, was attacked while walking a friend's dog near Mesa College campus on the evening of July 25. ⁠ ⁠ Concerned about the rise in anti-Asian crimes, Palayo reported the incident to school police. “I feel like in a post-COVID world and seeing crimes against Asians, I worry about someone like my little sister walking around and being targeted for these things… I felt comfortable in my skin around here. Now it's like, ‘Should l be watching my back every time I hear a car pull up?’” Palayo said. Campus police stated this is the first such incident reported. Anyone with information is urged to contact the San Diego Community District Police.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 📽️Video by: Gabe Jung⁠ 🤳Click our linkinbio to sign up to our daily newsletter.⁠ ⁠⁠ 📰Follow us for the latest Asian News NextShark⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #news #reel #antiasiancrimes #stopasianhate #filipinoamerican #UCSD #sandiego #mesacollege